as i shape the loaves elastic

diverse precepts encroach on my consciousness

the sponge method is best
Nixon did not end the war
prediction of behavior is futile

wonderbread ballooning malnutrition
from the table
of a whole grain friend
knead out the discrepancies

& fade to a far childhood past
primetime infiltration

Walter bringing a brother's visit
to the six o'clock supper table
in a crouched run into the building
his gun was ready
Dad just turned to Mom
& told yer to write
"tell him to keep his helmet on"
cycles form
but what do i know of systemics?
we're only lavoreres.  we merely
correct your manuscript
fix your car
write your programs
teach your children
the second rising of the dough
(the lull of this past decade)
gaining momentum, enrichment
for a finer
slice
(there's portent in that loaf)
beating it down
it returns expanded, strengthened
bread rises in the kitchen
. . . and i contemplate revolution
 
 
 
 
Nancy Faye Hill
copyright 1984 -2001
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